०१Stupa
Boudhanath
The great white dome of the Kathmandu Valley, and the centre of Tibetan Buddhist life in Nepal.
०२Royal city
Bhaktapur
The city of devotees. The best kept of the three old Newar kingdoms of the valley.
०३Temple
Pashupatinath
The holiest Hindu temple in Nepal, where Shiva is worshipped as lord of all living things.
०४Birthplace of the Buddha
Lumbini
The garden where Siddhartha Gautama was born, more than two and a half thousand years ago.
०५Rhino and tiger country
Chitwan
Sal forest, elephant grass and slow rivers, home to most of Nepal's one-horned rhinos.
०६Turquoise lakes
Gokyo
A chain of glacial lakes beside the longest glacier in the Himalaya, and the best view of Everest there is.
०७The walled kingdom
Upper Mustang
The old Kingdom of Lo, a high red desert behind the Annapurnas where Tibetan culture has carried on unbroken.
०८Third highest on earth
Kanchenjunga
The five treasures of the snow. A long, remote walk to both base camps of the world's third highest mountain.
०९Twice a day, every day
Dal bhat
The meal that walks the mountains. Ask any porter what gets them up the pass.